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Kampong Thom: A 24 years old man, Mao Socheat, was arrested after shooting his wife with his improvised AK 47(sic) gun in Kanlong Kting village, Sandan district, Kampong Thom. The victim's wife was identified as Kong Ti, 28 years old.

According to reports, the suspect took his gun to play with his wife, then he shot her in the abdomen. The victim died on the way to the hospital. RIP.

The suspect was detained at the police station to prepare the case for legal action.

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UPDATE: The woman is NOT dead. The doctor made a mistake and she was still alive, although badly injured, at the time of this article.

Kampong Thom woman accidentally shot with homemade firearm
17 July 2018, 9am
A woman warded at the Kampong Thom Provincial Hospital is clinging to life after her husband accidentally shot her in the stomach with a homemade gun, Sandan district police chief Oung Moly said.

He said the victim, Kung Ti, aged 28, was badly injured after her husband, Mao Socheat, 24, accidentally shot her as he was playfully pointing it at herSocheat, who is in district police custody, found the rifle, made from a piece of metal, at the construction site where they worked, he said.

That's what I'd call a "zip gun". It's hard to tell from the picture but going from the size of the casing it looks like it might be quite a bit bigger than the pistol shape it resembles, which may have led to that confusion.

UPDATE: The woman is NOT dead. The doctor made a mistake and she was still alive, although badly injured, at the time of this article.

Kampong Thom woman accidentally shot with homemade firearm
17 July 2018, 9am
A woman warded at the Kampong Thom Provincial Hospital is clinging to life after her husband accidentally shot her in the stomach with a homemade gun, Sandan district police chief Oung Moly said.

He said the victim, Kung Ti, aged 28, was badly injured after her husband, Mao Socheat, 24, accidentally shot her as he was playfully pointing it at herSocheat, who is in district police custody, found the rifle, made from a piece of metal, at the construction site where they worked, he said.

UPDATE: The woman is NOT dead. The doctor made a mistake and she was still alive, although badly injured, at the time of this article.

Kampong Thom woman accidentally shot with homemade firearm
17 July 2018, 9am
A woman warded at the Kampong Thom Provincial Hospital is clinging to life after her husband accidentally shot her in the stomach with a homemade gun, Sandan district police chief Oung Moly said.

He said the victim, Kung Ti, aged 28, was badly injured after her husband, Mao Socheat, 24, accidentally shot her as he was playfully pointing it at herSocheat, who is in district police custody, found the rifle, made from a piece of metal, at the construction site where they worked, he said.